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it was all on romney's bad and bain capital. romney fought back. he's become the champion of the middle class. the narrative is now about him. knees control of his own story. the -- he's in control of his own story. the other thing he's doing successfully is winning the image war. he talks about middle class, jobs, all the economic problems. it's almost like bill clinton. he says the same one, two, three and he's winning very successful i had the image war. >> the idea that romney is champion of the middle class, jack, come on, that's laughable this. guy is for the rich. the president had a great line about romney's so-called five- point plan. it's a one-point plan, let's cut taxes for the rich and hurt the middle class. >> i guess jack's point is it fair for obama to get on stage and continually tell everybody what mitt romney's plan is instead of telling people what president obama's plan is? >> he did talk about that. the very first question is what are you going to do to help the college student get a job? he talked about investment in educatio
it was all on romney's bad and bain capital. romney fought back. he's become the champion of the middle class. the narrative is now about him. knees control of his own story. the -- he's in control of his own story. the other thing he's doing successfully is winning the image war. he talks about middle class, jobs, all the economic problems. it's almost like bill clinton. he says the same one, two, three and he's winning very successful i had the image war. >> the idea that romney is...
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the romney camp admits underestimating the president's organization and support. >> reporter: romney's defeat has already started the gop talk about better courting the minority polls. romney got clobbered 82% obama on latinos. the president carried women 54- 44 and among younger voters obama won 60% to 37. campaign spending was about evening, but romney's social media and internet campaign paled by comparison to the president's. the high point of romney's bid was his first debate performance. >> you've been president four years, said you'd cut the deficit in half. >> reporter: exit polls say romney won on jobs and the economy. some say he waited too long to court moderate swing voters with bipartisan rhetoric which some insiders pushed for sooner. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> reporter: for romney that was a high note on which to end it and so which he did. aides say if the president's offer is serious, at the appropriate time romney is willing to talk but for now
the romney camp admits underestimating the president's organization and support. >> reporter: romney's defeat has already started the gop talk about better courting the minority polls. romney got clobbered 82% obama on latinos. the president carried women 54- 44 and among younger voters obama won 60% to 37. campaign spending was about evening, but romney's social media and internet campaign paled by comparison to the president's. the high point of romney's bid was his first debate...
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. >> reporter: some believe mitt romney's role in the mormon church will become a political issue, but not all. >> perhaps religion will be less important in fall in the general election than any time since 1972, because it's not in frankly in either candidate's interest to get into theological debates. >> reporter: gingrich accepted romney will probably win the nomination. >> i'm glad i did this. for me it was important as a citizen to try to do some very hard things, to try to bring new approaches. turned out to be much harder than i thought it would be. this is a great campaign. we've had great experiences. some things work, some things don't work. >> reporter: gingrich plans to stay in the race at least till the north carolina primary may 8th. meanwhile, republicans and democrats are sharpening their arguments for the general election. both casting it as a choice in how much of a role government should play in americans' lives. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> two arrests in a string of shootings that caused terror in a mostly african-american community of does at that -- tulsa, ok
. >> reporter: some believe mitt romney's role in the mormon church will become a political issue, but not all. >> perhaps religion will be less important in fall in the general election than any time since 1972, because it's not in frankly in either candidate's interest to get into theological debates. >> reporter: gingrich accepted romney will probably win the nomination. >> i'm glad i did this. for me it was important as a citizen to try to do some very hard things,...
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mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> can you taste the difference between bottled water and water from the tap? the folks from d.c. water decided to put people to the test today on i-street in northwest. the judged to get people to switch from bottled water back to the tap saying that it saves money and that d.c. water tasteds as good. >> it's more -- tastes as good. >> it was more flatter and more pure. it was not pure in terms of water itself. it's, overall -- tastes better. >> oh, my god, i was wrong. you saw me. >> thank you. [ laughter ] >> you got one on me, right? >> reporter: d.c. water will be traveling around the city for a couple of months doing the taste test. we're joined by sarah needer from d.c. water. talk about it. thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> what spurred it on. what why did you think the taste test was the way to do it? >> right, this is a way to have a conversation with our customers. we test it every day, we know it's high quality and affordable, a penny a
mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> can you taste the difference between bottled water and water from the tap? the folks from d.c. water decided to put people to the test today on i-street in northwest. the judged to get people to switch from bottled water back to the tap saying that it saves money and that d.c. water tasteds as good. >> it's more -- tastes as good. >> it...
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >> candy, what governor romney citizen not true. >> you will get your chance in a moment, i'm still peeking. >> a fiery debate in new york last night. who came up on top and did it have an impact. we'll bring it down ahead. melanie. >> well good morning, i am live here in the 495 express lanes operation center where this morning, we're learning about the newest express lanes that will be opening soon and including a checklist of things like this transponder here. what you going to need to do soon if you plan to use the new lanes. >> thank you. >>> and dogs saving dogs. humans donate blood, right? your dog can, too. find out if your dog qualifies and where to make that ha
i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >> candy, what governor romney citizen not true. >> you will get your chance in a moment, i'm still peeking. >> a fiery debate in new york last night. who came up on top and did it have an impact. we'll bring it down ahead. melanie. >> well good morning, i am live here in the 495 express lanes operation center where this morning, we're learning about the newest express lanes that will be opening soon and including a checklist...
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>> the romneys have five sons and 18 grandchildren. president obama spent part of his holiday welcoming the country's new citizens. a nationalization ceremony was held today at the white house for 25 active service duty members. the president said the nation's success wouldn't be possible with the nation's immigrants who have come into this country from around the world. >> this is one of my favorite things to do. it brings me great joy and inspiration because it reminds us that we are a country that is bound together not simply by ethnicity or bloodlines, but by fidelity to a set of ideals. >> tonight the first family hosted military families at the white house for barbecue and the fireworks. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin joins us now. you like to consider this sort of the all-star break for the presidential campaign. it's on starting tomorrow. let's get to this issue of the supreme court's decision on healthcare because we know obamacare and mitt romney or romneycare is going to cause a lot of problems for mitt romney. earlier
>> the romneys have five sons and 18 grandchildren. president obama spent part of his holiday welcoming the country's new citizens. a nationalization ceremony was held today at the white house for 25 active service duty members. the president said the nation's success wouldn't be possible with the nation's immigrants who have come into this country from around the world. >> this is one of my favorite things to do. it brings me great joy and inspiration because it reminds us that we...
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romney is not pulling any pup. s. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional then the first three and a half years of this president's term will have been wasted on something that has not helped the american people. if it is deemed to stand, then i'll tell you one thing. with have to have a president and i'm that one who will get rid of obama care. >> the president defended his health care reform law during a swing through the south and then he went on at offensive before a crowd in atlanta. the president pounded on romney's record going after him on jobs and the economy. obama accused romney and the gop of giving breaks to the wealthy while ignoring the needs of the poor and middle class. >> i do not think that a $250,000 tax break for me or mr. romney, he would get a little more, he would get more than i do. , i don't think that is more important than us hering outstanding teachers. i don't think that will help our economy grow more than us investing in cures for alzheimer's or cancer. >> right now, polls show
romney is not pulling any pup. s. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional then the first three and a half years of this president's term will have been wasted on something that has not helped the american people. if it is deemed to stand, then i'll tell you one thing. with have to have a president and i'm that one who will get rid of obama care. >> the president defended his health care reform law during a swing through the south and then he went on at offensive before a crowd...
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n also puts the president ahead 46% to romney's 39%. last night's debate was a town hall style event. 82 undecided voters from across the new york area attended. some of them got to the chance to act candidates questions directly. >> romney for the the first question. president obama hathe last word. in the final question, both candidates were asked to tahj about what they think is voters' biggest misperception about them. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to character me as someone who is very different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. want 100% of the american people to have i bright and prosperous future. >> i think a lot of this campaign maybe over the last four years has been devoted to this notion that i think government creates jobs that that somehow is the answer. that is not what i believe. i believe that the free enterprise system is the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known. i believe in self-reliance. >> in the final moments of the debate, both candidates alluded to romney
n also puts the president ahead 46% to romney's 39%. last night's debate was a town hall style event. 82 undecided voters from across the new york area attended. some of them got to the chance to act candidates questions directly. >> romney for the the first question. president obama hathe last word. in the final question, both candidates were asked to tahj about what they think is voters' biggest misperception about them. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to character...
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mitt romney did not win the south carolina primary. he has a 12 point victory over romney. rick santorum third and ron paul fourth. the florida primary is a week from tuesday. >> it was a great weekend. nice when you have snow on a weekend. we like it when we can skate by during the week. >> people might have been doing a little skating that day, some unvoluntarily. it was slippery with the icy conditions. we did have our blast of winter which some people enjoyed and some did not. here is a look outside as you can see where skies are cloudy during the course of today. so, we will see that continuing as well. you could see a passing flurry. don't be surprised. a look at the weather headlines, a cold day ahead. we are starting off on the cold side. temperatures are not very high at all. some precipitation in the forecast tonight that we will talk about and a big rise in temperatures ahead on my five- day forecast. and also some sunshine as well. that is something that you can get to look forward to. but as we take a look at where we hit yesterday with highs, it was ten degree
mitt romney did not win the south carolina primary. he has a 12 point victory over romney. rick santorum third and ron paul fourth. the florida primary is a week from tuesday. >> it was a great weekend. nice when you have snow on a weekend. we like it when we can skate by during the week. >> people might have been doing a little skating that day, some unvoluntarily. it was slippery with the icy conditions. we did have our blast of winter which some people enjoyed and some did not....
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romney will visit florida, virginia, ohio and new hampshire. by the end. day, both candidates will have hit ohio twice in the past 48 hours. >> since 1964, every democrat who has won has had to win ohio. jimmy carter didn't win it. the dukakis lost it, gore lost it. and clinton won it twice. so it really is a predictor and it is 18 electoral votes and romney can't win without winning ohio. >> mitt romney has never led in ohio polls but he he has steadily cut into the president's lead there. in virginia, it is a statistical tie with obama leading by just 2/10 of a point. >> sure is tight. >>> tomorrow, maryland voter will have their say on same-sex marriage, college tuition for illegal immigrants and expanding gambling in the state today, a rally will be held at montgomery could college in -- montgomery college in support of the dream act. governor martin o'malley and congressman steny hoyer will hold a news conference urging voters to support same-sex marriage. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is lowering some of the fines from those speed cameras now. the new
romney will visit florida, virginia, ohio and new hampshire. by the end. day, both candidates will have hit ohio twice in the past 48 hours. >> since 1964, every democrat who has won has had to win ohio. jimmy carter didn't win it. the dukakis lost it, gore lost it. and clinton won it twice. so it really is a predictor and it is 18 electoral votes and romney can't win without winning ohio. >> mitt romney has never led in ohio polls but he he has steadily cut into the president's...
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former hopeful, newt gingrich, dropped out of the race in arlington, allowing mitt romney to turn his focus to president obama during a campaign stop in chantilly. >> i give you romney. >> in a female owned chantilly owned company that builds exhibits and displays, it was ann romney that was front and center. >> we appreciate all these women being here. >> the gender gap is a big focus. for romney, that meant zeroing in on pocketbook issues affected by the economy. >> its movies not attended. it's meals that weren't as fancy as perhaps as they were a few years ago. >> romney also tried to frame the president as being too friendly with teacher's unions and not supporting charter schools. >> they stood in long lines to be able to go to charter schools in washington, d.c. the president shut that down. >> virginia is not only a battleground. right now it is raiser thin. the latest fox news poll has both campaigns tied at 46%. >> but while romney sought out voters in one part of virginia, not far away in arlington, another candidate told them good-bye. >> today, i'm suspending the campaign
former hopeful, newt gingrich, dropped out of the race in arlington, allowing mitt romney to turn his focus to president obama during a campaign stop in chantilly. >> i give you romney. >> in a female owned chantilly owned company that builds exhibits and displays, it was ann romney that was front and center. >> we appreciate all these women being here. >> the gender gap is a big focus. for romney, that meant zeroing in on pocketbook issues affected by the economy....
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statistics that romney places on president obama. romney will hit hard today as he faces salt lake city. it will likely be his last trip to utah before the election. romney's running mate paul ryan is back in virginia today trying to swing the commonwealth for the gop. ryan is scheduled to speak at christopher newport university in newport news tonight and then he'll speak at a manufacturing company in danville. ryan visited harrisonburg and roanoke on friday. >>> president obama also heads back to the battleground virginia. the president will speak at the potomac nationals fitzner stadium. tickets are first come, first served. you can head to nbc 4's facebook page to find out where to get those tickets. >>> and what could be the most anticipated debate of the election season comes to washington next month. bill o'reilly and jon stewart. the fox news host and comedy sati satire specialist said the rumble in the air conditioned auditorium. ticket proceeds will go to charity. >>> a scare at jfk airport yesterday after an anonymous call
statistics that romney places on president obama. romney will hit hard today as he faces salt lake city. it will likely be his last trip to utah before the election. romney's running mate paul ryan is back in virginia today trying to swing the commonwealth for the gop. ryan is scheduled to speak at christopher newport university in newport news tonight and then he'll speak at a manufacturing company in danville. ryan visited harrisonburg and roanoke on friday. >>> president obama also...
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i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. you know the storm blew through the capital of maryland yesterday afternoon as well. several stores in annapolis taped up their windows. you see the sandbags piled up there but the harbor did not flood. the surge of the water was actually pushed away from annapolis which tucker said would happen. even when high tide hit around 6:00, the docks were still not under water. they prepared. >> it is called a blowout. the winds pushed the water away. now, we're concerned today because the winds have shifted out of the south and we'll have a a couple of high tides today and the moon was full yesterday and with a good southerly breeze today, we could have flooding issues in annapolis, oldtown alexandria. the story changes a little bit but we still have some issues we have to deal with. >> don't take away the sandbags. >> right. if you are down there in downtown annapolis, you want to keep the sand bagged for another 4 hours or so until the winds start to fall off. >> good adv
i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. you know the storm blew through the capital of maryland yesterday afternoon as well. several stores in annapolis taped up their windows. you see the sandbags piled up there but the harbor did not flood. the surge of the water was actually pushed away from annapolis which tucker said would happen. even when high tide hit around 6:00, the docks were still not under water. they prepared. >> it is called a blowout. the...
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i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. i'm mitt romney, we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. . >>> on election day, voters will put to rest a heated deb
i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. i'm mitt romney, we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action...
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what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we're just hours away from the polls opening up across the country. president obama is wrapping up his campaigning tonight, but mitt romney is making last minute plans to make campaign stops in ohio and pennsylvania tomorrow. fox news anchor shepard smith joins us tonight. what do you think this means? the president wrapping up tonight heading home to chicago, mitt romney making that last minute push in ohio and pennsylvania? ? >> reporter: well, pennsylvania, there were a lot of different thoughts around the beltway and outside of it about what this
what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i...
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i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fees eight times. and as president, his budget cuts medicaid by one-third and burdens families with the cost of nursing home care. we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. . >>> welcome back to fox 5 news at 5. metro showed off the replica of the latest rail cars and they're scheduled to go into service the next 18 months. john henrehan has more. >> reporter: the pressure has been on metro to replace the oldest cars because the ntsb said they crumble to easily. managers say the new cars will be safer and boarding will be quicker. at roughly $2 million each, metro's 7,000 series rail cars are designed to be far safer than the oldest cars in the system. >> this car's made out of stainless steel, not aluminum and much more ruggedized material to work with.
i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fees eight times. and as president, his budget cuts medicaid by one-third and burdens families with the cost of nursing home care. we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. . >>> welcome...
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mitt romney has two appearances in virginia. he is down in chesapeake this afternoon and comes up to leesburg later tonight. all this last minute maneuvering is lost for millions of americans because they have already voted. >>> we want to get to some of the comments on our facebook fan page. jean writes, i think mr. obama did a lot better. mr.romney wasn't very forthcoming in his answers. my minding finally made up. >> run said i do not like the y the country is progressing. i am ready for i change. don't know where it can happen with either candidate. we'll also be using some of your tweets and facebook comments for a new show that is debuting as election day approaches. it will focus on local and national candidates and issues during the final two weeks of the campaign. it all starts next monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> new this morning, u.s. army private first class bradley manning will face a judge today at fort meade in maryland for charges faces of aiding the enemy. manning was arrested back in 2010 and is
mitt romney has two appearances in virginia. he is down in chesapeake this afternoon and comes up to leesburg later tonight. all this last minute maneuvering is lost for millions of americans because they have already voted. >>> we want to get to some of the comments on our facebook fan page. jean writes, i think mr. obama did a lot better. mr.romney wasn't very forthcoming in his answers. my minding finally made up. >> run said i do not like the y the country is progressing. i...
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come out ahead in republican iowa caucuses. >> they both have 25% of the ballots passed romney wins by an 8 vote margin. foxes general for davis has more -- general for davis has more. >> reporter: mitt romney ekes out the narrowest of victories beating rick santorum by 8 votes. >> mitt romney gave credit to the runner up. >> congratulations to rick santorum, this has been a great victory for him and his efforts. >> romney set his sights on president obama. >> we are all working together because of our concern it is being lead by a president who may be a nice guy but just is over his head. >> rick santorum suggests his rise to the top is because of his agenda. >> what wins in america are bold ideas sharp contrasts and a plan that includes everyone. >> ron paul placed third and he will care hi his support to new afternoon -- carry his support to new hampshire. >> this will continue and we will keep scoring just as we have tonight. >> one time front runner rick perry finished fifth, it is causing him to take a hard look at his bid. >> with the voter decision tonight, i have decided to
come out ahead in republican iowa caucuses. >> they both have 25% of the ballots passed romney wins by an 8 vote margin. foxes general for davis has more -- general for davis has more. >> reporter: mitt romney ekes out the narrowest of victories beating rick santorum by 8 votes. >> mitt romney gave credit to the runner up. >> congratulations to rick santorum, this has been a great victory for him and his efforts. >> romney set his sights on president obama....
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romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> we'll get back to breaking news in wisconsin where governor scott walker has won the recall election. >> wisconsin governor, scott walker wins the recall election. he is only the third governor in history to face a recall vote and now becomes the first to successfully fend it off. >> i voted for walker. it's important to keep the guy originally voted in office in office. >> i believe he's doing an awesome job. there's no reason he should be recalled. >> people in the state decided to cast their ballots. last year, democrats and labor activists gathered more than 900,000 signatures in support of the recall. after they failed to stop governor walker of stripping union rights. reduced the power of his political opposition. >> none of this had to happen. the public employees within a day gave the governor every penny he wanted to balance the budget
romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. >>> we'll get back to breaking news in wisconsin where governor scott walker has won the recall election. >> wisconsin governor, scott walker wins the recall election. he is only the third governor in history to face a recall vote and now becomes the first to successfully fend it off. >> i voted...
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what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. when we think no one is looking. is what we do... mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> the redskins and the panthers meet this sunday at fedex field for the annual h
what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i...
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let's look at mitt romney. he has some scorch mark as after the brutal attacks by these candidates over the last couple days. does this stuff just go away at some point or is there real damage being done because we don't usually see this in republican primaries? >> well, look. general elections, if we can advance the story, are won in the center, won with independents, independents do care about integrity. they do care about how you conduct a campaign and mitt romney, if he should be the nominee, will have this barnacle on him to discuss. ted kennedy beat him in 1994 in a senate race on bayne capital and laying off employees. that's how he turned it around. you can bet your bottom dollar that the opposition research is teaming up in the obama team saying this is romney's vulnerability, but conservatives are bothered by mitt romney's style and persona. >> wtop political analyst mark plotkin, we thank you as always. you can look at the complete results tonight from www.myfoxdc.com. brian, we will take a break for
let's look at mitt romney. he has some scorch mark as after the brutal attacks by these candidates over the last couple days. does this stuff just go away at some point or is there real damage being done because we don't usually see this in republican primaries? >> well, look. general elections, if we can advance the story, are won in the center, won with independents, independents do care about integrity. they do care about how you conduct a campaign and mitt romney, if he should be the...
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but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. . >>> making headlines a gun s pulled on live the and that happened in jordan during a debate over the crisis in neighboring syria and one accused the other in corruption and that is when the other took off the shoe and threw it with the accuser and took out a gun on live television. the lawmaker could be forced to resign. >> and that is crazy video there. >>> a young woman is dead after an all-duty police officer is gone and accidentally went off. the 24-year-old was at a party over the weekend and police say it issued handgun and went off and there is no word on whether charges will be filed in the case. >> a group of children were shot on the atin st. louis, missouri. three kids were riding their beaks in an aliway. the 56-year-old william parda got into a confrontation. when he took out the bikes, he got into a gun and started shooting. one of the children is hit in the leg and is expected to be okay. >>> and in syria, president assad gave a require
but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. . >>> making headlines a gun s pulled on live the and that happened in jordan during a debate over the crisis in neighboring syria and one accused the other in corruption and that is when the other took off the shoe and threw it with the accuser and took out a gun on live television. the lawmaker could be forced to resign. >> and that is crazy video there. >>> a young woman is dead after an...
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will it be make or break for mitt romney? we've got our political dream team of brokaw, gregory and todd all here to weigh in this morning. >>> all right. and then on thursday you'll remember david goggins kicked off his "guinness world record" attempts to do most powellups in 24 hours. well, there's been a significant develop overnight, and we will talk to david about it coming up. >>> but we want to begin with that deadly shooting at a business in minneapolis. nbc's kevin tibbles is there. kevin, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, witnesses say the alleged 36-year-old shooter may have been fired from his job here at the accent sign company behind me yesterday morning. it turned an afternoon very tragic when he opened fire on fellow employees. by the time he was done, five were dead, including the shooter himself, who turned the gun on himself. a woman living near this sign company late thursday afternoon says one worker took shelter in her home for about 30 minutes. >> he came running up the side of the front, the
will it be make or break for mitt romney? we've got our political dream team of brokaw, gregory and todd all here to weigh in this morning. >>> all right. and then on thursday you'll remember david goggins kicked off his "guinness world record" attempts to do most powellups in 24 hours. well, there's been a significant develop overnight, and we will talk to david about it coming up. >>> but we want to begin with that deadly shooting at a business in minneapolis....
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and this morning we are learning more about romney. not governor romney. you might be surprised to know romney is a breed of sheep. >> that's right. some local business women are putting them to good use when it comes to the fiber arts. holly morris has more from red gate farm in leesburg, virginia. >> reporter: good morning. we've done a lot of farm to table. everybody wants to eat their food locally. well, why not get your yarn locally as well especially if you are a knitter. even if you are not, you can buy a sweater. these are the brilliant minds. thank you for letting us be out here. we're learning about the process. one of the things is you have the wool on the sheep and then it gets sheared and comes in this fleece. they do live outside. >> they do live outside and they do get dirty. the first time i brought home a dirty fleece and hardly wait to see how it looked clean. you plunge them into cold water. look at the dirt that comes out immediately. after a day i will put this in hot water. the point i want to get across is don't be afraid to wash woo
and this morning we are learning more about romney. not governor romney. you might be surprised to know romney is a breed of sheep. >> that's right. some local business women are putting them to good use when it comes to the fiber arts. holly morris has more from red gate farm in leesburg, virginia. >> reporter: good morning. we've done a lot of farm to table. everybody wants to eat their food locally. well, why not get your yarn locally as well especially if you are a knitter. even...
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> new this morning a fire in a high-rise building. we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> >>> a story of survival of a paraplegic man stranded in a desert without his wheelchair. the 49-year-old says he was dropped off in the desert by a couple he met while hitch miking. man is now being treated for acute kidney failure from dehydration, a sprained wrist and a blood infection. >>> also, the massachusetts governor has ordered regulators to conduct surprise inspects at pharmacies stahl that was new england compounding center. -- to conduct surprise inspections at pharmacies similar to the new england compounding center. >>> first, new york, now the district. an effort to cut down on super- sized sugary drinks in d.c. >> leave the sodas alone. really. because it is up to the individual how they want -- if they want to drink. that is like banning coffee. ni >> it is a fox 5 follow-up to a story we brought you yesterday. we'll hear from both sides of the debate. plus, we're
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romney continues to focus his attention on president obama. >> you know, we just got to get him out of office. he just doesn't understand what's happening in the country, in part because of what he's been doing wrong. >> reporter: pressure has been mounting onsantorum to hang it up. >> if we've been listening to the establishment, santorum wouldn't have gotten into this race. >> reporter: romney is leading the race with 660 delegates. santorum has 281, followed by gingrich with 135 and ron paul with 51. according to records from the federal election commission, romney and the republican national committee officially filing paperwork to form a joint fund raising committee. heather childers, fox news. >>> president obama is taking the day off from politics to spend the holiday with his family. earlier, the first family took a stroll across the lawn to attend a service at st. john's episcopal church across the street from the white house. tomorrow they'll host the annual easter egg roll, welcoming a lot of kids, for games, stories and the egg roll. >>> hundreds of people filled the pews a
romney continues to focus his attention on president obama. >> you know, we just got to get him out of office. he just doesn't understand what's happening in the country, in part because of what he's been doing wrong. >> reporter: pressure has been mounting onsantorum to hang it up. >> if we've been listening to the establishment, santorum wouldn't have gotten into this race. >> reporter: romney is leading the race with 660 delegates. santorum has 281, followed by...
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. >>> mitt romney keeps rolling, five primaries five victories. still ahead the next phase in the race for the white house in a live report. >> new developments overnight in the prostitution scandal rocking the secret service this morning, word all agents have been dealt with, as congress gets set to take action. fox 5 morning news at 7 starts now. >> there is your live look out side not a bad start to the day. we have i believe tucker is saying a pleasant day on tap. i am tony pens on wednesday april 26th chef. >> -- tony perkins on wednesday april 26. >>> i apologize, wednesday april 25th. >> tucker, 25th. yesterday we are not sure. >> i remember because we got the month right. >> you know it. >> april showers. >> that's right. good morning. off to a cool start, nice afternoon lots of sunshine and temperatures 70 degrees for daytime highs, good looking forecast for your wednesday let's kick it off with cool temperatures off to the west and north, 30s. 33 degrees dulles, 36 winchester, frost advisories and a freeze warning continue until 9:00 a.m
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reporter: but after gingrich attacked romney on his taxes and conservatism, romney is hitting back on gingrich's ethic and lobbying work for the home lender freddie mac. >> what freddie mac did in this market is to cause part of the underpinnings of the collapse which has hurt so many people here in florida and, of course, newt gingrich was working for freddie mantel. reporter: gingrich released his contract for freddie mac which he said was consulting, not lobbying work. romney's campaign said he will release his taxes tuesday after saying he wouldn't do so until april. rick santorum meanwhile is reaching out to voters as an alternative. >> i'd make the argument that there is really one good conservative in the race and we certainly have our job to go out and make that case. reporter: ron paul may have already hit his high watermark in this race, but that isn't stopping him from going after the orb three candidates. >> i can't separate the -- other three candidates. >> i can't separate the three of them because i think they represent so much what i consider the status quo. reporter:
reporter: but after gingrich attacked romney on his taxes and conservatism, romney is hitting back on gingrich's ethic and lobbying work for the home lender freddie mac. >> what freddie mac did in this market is to cause part of the underpinnings of the collapse which has hurt so many people here in florida and, of course, newt gingrich was working for freddie mantel. reporter: gingrich released his contract for freddie mac which he said was consulting, not lobbying work. romney's...
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generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a medical examiner in california confirmed rodney king died of an beingal drowning. the autopsy report shows -- accidental drowning. the autopsy report shows king had been drinking and had drugs in his system when he died in june. his body was found in his backyard pool. king became a household name after his beating by los angeles police was caught on tape in 1991. relatives say king had battled addiction for years. >>> parole denied for the man who killed john lennon. mark david chapman shot him in 1980. he was sentenced to 20 years to life after pleading guilty to second degree murder. this was the seventh time chapman saw the parole and was denied. >>> george zimmerman's attorney shut down a facebook page the defense team was using. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin in florida last february claiming self-defense. zimmerman's lawyer said the facebook page was pleading to unhelpful discussions, so he took it down. >>> tonight on the news edge at 11:00 a father fi
generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a medical examiner in california confirmed rodney king died of an beingal drowning. the autopsy report shows -- accidental drowning. the autopsy report shows king had been drinking and had drugs in his system when he died in june. his body was found in his backyard pool. king became a household name after his beating by los angeles police was caught on tape in 1991. relatives say king had battled addiction for...
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romney continues to focus his attention on president obama. >> we just got to get him out of office. he just doesn't understand what is happening in the country in part because of what he has been doing wrong. >> reporter: the pressure is mounting on rick santorum to hang it up and embrace the former massachusetts governor. >> the establishment has been against us from day one. if we had been listening to the establishment, rick santorum wouldn't have even gotten in this race. >> reporter: according to an associated press tally, mitt romney is leading the race with 660 delegates. santorum has 281 followed by gingrich with 135 and ron paul with 51 delegates. according to records from the federal election commission, mitt romney and the republican national committee filially filing paperwork to form a joint fundraising committee n new york, heather childers, fox news. >>> up next are multigenerational homes, several generations under one roof. we'll tell you if it is paying off for contractors and buyers. stay tuned. ♪ so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we don'
romney continues to focus his attention on president obama. >> we just got to get him out of office. he just doesn't understand what is happening in the country in part because of what he has been doing wrong. >> reporter: the pressure is mounting on rick santorum to hang it up and embrace the former massachusetts governor. >> the establishment has been against us from day one. if we had been listening to the establishment, rick santorum wouldn't have even gotten in this race....
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rick santorum hopes newt gingrich will bow out to become the conservative alternative to mitt romney and ron paul is focusing on the caucus in hawaii this evening. >> romney needs to win because he hasn't won any of the southern states. >> and he needs this, to nip that in the bud, the whole you can't win over the conservative base of the republican party and that is interesting because they going to be awarded according to the votes. a strong showing could be considered a win. he could take 25 to 30 from alabama and mississippi. >> is there any indication that gingrich or ron paul are considering dropping out after tonight? >> there is no consideration, at least publicly. all of them saying that, number one, it's about the delegates. number two, they're in it to go all of the way to tampa in august. >> and going forward, romney who has all of the mean, can santorum keep up with him? >> he's going to need to continue the momentum and has a big win in kansas and other wins on supertuesday and where's going to need to win for more money and that is equaling -- and he's in this going al
rick santorum hopes newt gingrich will bow out to become the conservative alternative to mitt romney and ron paul is focusing on the caucus in hawaii this evening. >> romney needs to win because he hasn't won any of the southern states. >> and he needs this, to nip that in the bud, the whole you can't win over the conservative base of the republican party and that is interesting because they going to be awarded according to the votes. a strong showing could be considered a win. he...
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mitt romney with 30,015. rick santorum, 30,007. mitt romney won 13 delegates. rick santorum took 12, 48%. saner to up says his rise to the top is part of his agenda. he declared game on. in the meantime, mitt romney is now setting his sights on president obama. >> we are all working together because of our passion for this country our current that it is being led by a president who may be nice guy but just is over his head. >> what wins in america are bold ideas, sharp contrasts and a plan that includes everyone. >> mitt romney is heavily favored in nam nap's first in the nation primary. that will be next week, january 10th. officials say he will pick up an endorsement this morning from senator john mccain who twice won the new hampshire primary and was the gop presidential nominee in 2008. >> everybody shifting their focus now to new hampshire. ron palm says he is confident he will have support in the independent-minded state. romney, santorum, gingrich and john huntsman will all be in new hampshire. huntsman did not campaign in iowa. >>> rather than heading t
mitt romney with 30,015. rick santorum, 30,007. mitt romney won 13 delegates. rick santorum took 12, 48%. saner to up says his rise to the top is part of his agenda. he declared game on. in the meantime, mitt romney is now setting his sights on president obama. >> we are all working together because of our passion for this country our current that it is being led by a president who may be nice guy but just is over his head. >> what wins in america are bold ideas, sharp contrasts and...
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mitt romney strongly defending his record himself and, of course, rick perry asking for mitt romney to turn over his tax records once again after dodging the question once, romney coming back say he may probably do that around april when traditionally candidates do release their tax returns, so very spirited debate. we're now in the last 30 minutes of this and as you mentioned, yeah, it's certainly rough and tumble, bare knuckles tonight because we are five days way from south carolina, very pivotal vote -- way from south carolina, very pivotal vote on saturday when they go to the polls here and south carolina picked the eventual gop nominee every election since 1980, brian. >> any big stumbles tonight, any major gaffe? reporter: no stumbles. it's been very forceful answers and a very spirited crowd tonight really cheering on answers they like and letting them know when they're not pleased with the answer or even not pleased with the question. so no major gaffes as of right now. we still got 30 minutes to go. >> craig boswell live tonight in myrtle beach, thank you. >>> texas governor
mitt romney strongly defending his record himself and, of course, rick perry asking for mitt romney to turn over his tax records once again after dodging the question once, romney coming back say he may probably do that around april when traditionally candidates do release their tax returns, so very spirited debate. we're now in the last 30 minutes of this and as you mentioned, yeah, it's certainly rough and tumble, bare knuckles tonight because we are five days way from south carolina, very...
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so now, when mitt romney talks about what he'd do as president... i know what it takes to create jobs. [ male announcer ] remember, we've heard it all before. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] romney economics. it didn't work then, and it won't work now. >> straight ahead out on the streets. an overnight fire forces dozens to evacuate an apartment complex in reston. >>> plus, florida's flood emergency parts of the sunshine state, mostly grey as folks brace for up to 2 feet of rain as tropical storm debbie slowly inches its way toward land fall. >>> later the fight for control over the university of virginia, we will preview today's meeting that could see the school's former president back in office. >>> good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour happy you are with us on tuesday morning tucker barnes joining us with great news in the weather department. >> perfect, temperatures overnight falling back to 50s and low 60s and you forget how good it feels when you step out and you are like wow. >> when you loose the humidity, b
so now, when mitt romney talks about what he'd do as president... i know what it takes to create jobs. [ male announcer ] remember, we've heard it all before. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] romney economics. it didn't work then, and it won't work now. >> straight ahead out on the streets. an overnight fire forces dozens to evacuate an apartment complex in reston. >>> plus, florida's flood emergency parts of the sunshine state, mostly grey as folks brace for up to...
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, as far as voters go, at this point, either they solidify against romney and decide he is the right candidate to go against president obama or. >> any thought behind that mitt romney is a name we are familiar with from the last go around of presidential campaigning any reason why he is surging? is his message resonating? >>> as you know elections are about money and mitt romney has a lot of it and has a lot of support from super packs gingrich has sort of been running almost an aggressive campaign, running on his own santorum and paul lag on the numbers i think voters are also looking for who can beat president obama in the general election and i think more and more they see mitt romney as among the four left in the race most likely to be the president. >> let's talk about rick santorum and ron paul where are they now? what are their camps likely doing right now. >> still pretty determined to stay in the race for ron paul this is about getting as many delegates as he can ahead of the convention he is in minnesota trying to get some sort of support there, santorum is in colorado, als
, as far as voters go, at this point, either they solidify against romney and decide he is the right candidate to go against president obama or. >> any thought behind that mitt romney is a name we are familiar with from the last go around of presidential campaigning any reason why he is surging? is his message resonating? >>> as you know elections are about money and mitt romney has a lot of it and has a lot of support from super packs gingrich has sort of been running almost an...
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governor romney and the rnc spent more than $1.02 billion. outside organizes spent around $528 million and what the parties and tax payers spent on the conventions, $142 million. those numbers don't exactly surprise campaign veterans on both sides. >> it is a little bit of an arms race. one side raises more, another side has to match. >> it takes a lot move money to put into the campaign and a lot of money to get on television. >> reporter: that is where most of money goes, to those political ads, especially in the battleground states. so pardon us just one more time. >> i'm normandy approved this message gentleman. >> i'm president barack obama and i approved this message. >> -- i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> 07 to 08% goes into paid communication. >> reporter: rosenberg points out that while this is a lot of money going out, it is also easier to get money coming in. more and more donors can get involved via textbook, facebook and other new media. in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> as we said before, anybody that i
governor romney and the rnc spent more than $1.02 billion. outside organizes spent around $528 million and what the parties and tax payers spent on the conventions, $142 million. those numbers don't exactly surprise campaign veterans on both sides. >> it is a little bit of an arms race. one side raises more, another side has to match. >> it takes a lot move money to put into the campaign and a lot of money to get on television. >> reporter: that is where most of money goes, to...
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presumptive republican presidential nominee mitt romney not directly criticizing the president's support on the issue but he says he opposes it. >> marriage itself is a relationship between a man and a woman and that is my own preference. i know other people have differing views. this is a very tender and sensitive topic as are many social issues. but i have the same view that i've had since running for office. >> though he doesn't support same-sex marriage, romney says he believes it should be left up to the state governments to decide whether or not to grant couples similar to what married couples are given. the archdiocese of washington released a statement on president obama's stance saying in part: in part: . >>> checking our other top stories now. the search is on for three suspects accused of abducting a man at gunpoint. this happened early yesterday morning at an apartment complex on cumberland avenue in springfield. fairfax county police say the suspects drove the victim to two different banks and forced him to withdraw money. then, the suspects left him in the trunk of his car.
presumptive republican presidential nominee mitt romney not directly criticizing the president's support on the issue but he says he opposes it. >> marriage itself is a relationship between a man and a woman and that is my own preference. i know other people have differing views. this is a very tender and sensitive topic as are many social issues. but i have the same view that i've had since running for office. >> though he doesn't support same-sex marriage, romney says he believes...
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they are going to pound mitt romney. we really exploded the can here. >>> i think jim is right, in this iowa situation, lady gaga couldn't have given romney a race here. the fact is, three quarters of the voters of iowa did not want this guy his problem going into new hampshire his numbers have been so huge in new hampshire even if that gap is narrowed adds jim says it will be -- as jim says it will be tough for him. santorum, won this thing without any tv ads, he had as jim said no money he will have money now but it will take awhile for it to percolate and south carolina may be the place where this stuff starts to relate. >> if the battle for president was decided by twitter followers, lady gaga would be elected and in the white house no doubt about it. from the democrat side democrats have to love the fact that another republican is getting the headlines as we continue to share this among so many people. >> the other thing that happened, if you break down the votes, romney did very badly, compared to four years ago, i
they are going to pound mitt romney. we really exploded the can here. >>> i think jim is right, in this iowa situation, lady gaga couldn't have given romney a race here. the fact is, three quarters of the voters of iowa did not want this guy his problem going into new hampshire his numbers have been so huge in new hampshire even if that gap is narrowed adds jim says it will be -- as jim says it will be tough for him. santorum, won this thing without any tv ads, he had as jim said no...
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romney shared a few secrets of his own. he'd pick gene hackman to play him in a movie, michelle pfeiffer for his wife. his guilty pleasure, peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate milk, and it turns out the 65-year-old knows his reality tv. >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> had a baby now. >> look how tiny she's gotten, lost weight and she's energetic, i mean, just her spark plug personality is kind of fun. >> and what might be considered a tmi moment, romney revealed what he wears to bed. >> i'd say the best answer is as little as possible. what do you think, dear in. >> still can't get over the fact he's a snooki fan. romney hasn't held a public campaign rally since last friday, another one last week in miami, and we will be there for that. yesterday his campaign advisers spent much of the day yesterday trying to reassure donors, and it appears to be working, matt. they raised more than $6 million in two events yesterday alone. >> all right. peter alexander in salt lake city. peter, thanks. it's now five after the hour. here
romney shared a few secrets of his own. he'd pick gene hackman to play him in a movie, michelle pfeiffer for his wife. his guilty pleasure, peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate milk, and it turns out the 65-year-old knows his reality tv. >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> had a baby now. >> look how tiny she's gotten, lost weight and she's energetic, i mean, just her spark plug personality is kind of fun. >> and what might be considered a tmi moment, romney revealed what...
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some of the hopefuls are conceding the race to gop frontrunner mitt romney which means the attention is now turning to potential running mates. fox's karl cameron looks at list of contenders. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> reporter: with the republican national convention starting 20 weeks from today, the clock is ticking for mitt romney to pick a running mate, the most complex consequential decision a candidate can make. >> i'm going to stay in the state and continue doing what i promised. >> i'm not going to be the vice presidential nominee. >> reporter: senator marco rubio, latino from the crucial swing state of florida remains a top choice as is senator rob portman from ohio and governor bob mcdonnell of the swing state of new jersey. crist christy is open to it, former -- chris christie is open to it. former secretary of state condoleezza rice not much. >> i won't rule it out. only because i think i owe it to governor romney if he would ask to sit and listen to him. >> reporter: mitch daniels, nikki haley and bobby jind
some of the hopefuls are conceding the race to gop frontrunner mitt romney which means the attention is now turning to potential running mates. fox's karl cameron looks at list of contenders. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> reporter: with the republican national convention starting 20 weeks from today, the clock is ticking for mitt romney to pick a running mate, the most complex consequential decision a candidate can make....
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i saw a latino leader saying that mitt romney self-deported himself from the white house. also they have to seem to be -- it seems to me, more cooperative and collaborative and try to find middle ground or common ground rather than be viewed as strident and adversarial. >> we certainly heard that tone today from john boehner. i want to go back to something you mentioned first off. i found this very interesting. answer after i read this to you how you think this will play out or what the reps need to do. mitt romney received more than 60% of the white vote in the election, the same as george h.w. bush did who won with more than 300 electoral vote, but romney well short of that did not win. what does this mean to the gop as we're starting to see the map change, more diversity here in the united states? >> well, absolutely. lindsey graham, the republican senator from south carolina said his own party is doomed unless they realize that they just can't be a constituency of white males. 20 years ago the electorate, the turnout, was 90% white. it's now 74% and hispanics and afric
i saw a latino leader saying that mitt romney self-deported himself from the white house. also they have to seem to be -- it seems to me, more cooperative and collaborative and try to find middle ground or common ground rather than be viewed as strident and adversarial. >> we certainly heard that tone today from john boehner. i want to go back to something you mentioned first off. i found this very interesting. answer after i read this to you how you think this will play out or what the...
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. >> mitt romney is having a change of heart. the former massachusetts governor says he is releasing his tax returns after losing the south carolina primary tonight gingrich. >>> given all the attention focused on tax returns, given the distraction that i think they became, in these last couple weeks, look, i am going to make it clear to you right now chris i will release my tax returns for 2010, which is the last returns that were completed i will do that on tuesday. >>> romney says he also plans to release an estimate of his 2011 returns tomorrow. next up for candidates florida primary which is a week from tuesday. >>> recent polls show romney with a solid lead in the sunshine state but his rivals will have another chance to make up ground when the candidates face off in another debate, tonight. >> plans to hold a special election are under way in arizona after congress woman gabrielle giffords announced herres ignition the news left many saddened by her departure but delighted in her progress of recovering from her injuries. >
. >> mitt romney is having a change of heart. the former massachusetts governor says he is releasing his tax returns after losing the south carolina primary tonight gingrich. >>> given all the attention focused on tax returns, given the distraction that i think they became, in these last couple weeks, look, i am going to make it clear to you right now chris i will release my tax returns for 2010, which is the last returns that were completed i will do that on tuesday....
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mitt romney tries to move past his secretly recorded comments at a fundraiser and goes on offense. unearthing a video of then state senator obama sharing his views on wealth in america. we'll talk about the dueling videotapes with one of romney's top advisers. >>> nice view, now get me down, an amusement park ride malfunctions trapping people 300 feet in the air for three hours. the second time it's happened in two weeks. >>> and jon stewart and bill o'reilly get set for an october showdown on pay per view. we'll ask the professionals and you. will you pay to watch it? and who will win, today, ptember 20th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm savannah gurthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. i'd pay to watch. >> i like the free debates. >> it'll be fun. withless than 50 days to go to the election, mitt romney's ramping up his campaign schedule. >> he's hoping to turn the page on the controversy over his leaked remarks that nearly half of americans see themselves as victims. it's the latest in a series of st
mitt romney tries to move past his secretly recorded comments at a fundraiser and goes on offense. unearthing a video of then state senator obama sharing his views on wealth in america. we'll talk about the dueling videotapes with one of romney's top advisers. >>> nice view, now get me down, an amusement park ride malfunctions trapping people 300 feet in the air for three hours. the second time it's happened in two weeks. >>> and jon stewart and bill o'reilly get set for an...
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we weren't discussing mitt romney. we were discussing the performance of president obama. >> i want to ask you about the comment that were secretly recorded of mitt romney at that fund-raiser in florida a couple of months ago and get your response. he said this, among other things. these are people who pay no income tax. 47% of americans who pay no income tax, so our message of low taxes doesn't connect. so my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. what i have to do is convince the 5% to 10% in the center that are independent and that are thoughtful. that's your reaction? >> the first thing is he has to not apologize because we've seen enough apologizing already, and he cannot apologize. what he said is probably what he means, and he did say inartfully stated. the fact is he cannot apologize. he is going for those independents. he won't get the votes of a lot of people that he's discussing, and if you're not going to get the vo
we weren't discussing mitt romney. we were discussing the performance of president obama. >> i want to ask you about the comment that were secretly recorded of mitt romney at that fund-raiser in florida a couple of months ago and get your response. he said this, among other things. these are people who pay no income tax. 47% of americans who pay no income tax, so our message of low taxes doesn't connect. so my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them they should...
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we know governor romney has been practicing for months. i think the invasion of normandy took less preparation than he's putting into these debates so i expect he'll be prepared and red and will be strong in these debates and we have to be ready as well. >> sounds like you're trying to lower expectations for your guy. >> no, no, just telling you the facts. just rosting the facts like you do on the "today" show. >> david axelrod, thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> here's willie. >>> if you tried flying american airlines over the past week, you may be among the thousands of passengers who have experienced maddening delays. it all has to do with a labor dispute between american and its pilots union. nbc's tom costello is at reagan national airport in washington for us. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hi, willie, good morning to you. you know, american airlines is in bankruptcy proceedings. it has imposed tough benefit cuts on its employees. pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, and now the airline says pilots' sick leave is up ov
we know governor romney has been practicing for months. i think the invasion of normandy took less preparation than he's putting into these debates so i expect he'll be prepared and red and will be strong in these debates and we have to be ready as well. >> sounds like you're trying to lower expectations for your guy. >> no, no, just telling you the facts. just rosting the facts like you do on the "today" show. >> david axelrod, thank you very much. >> thank...
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ann romney said she and mitt romney love women. michelle obama said why her husband is good for women. that's the big difference we'll see moving forward on the campaign trail. >> thank you, jennifer lawless at the women and politics institute at american university and a friend of the show. thank you. >> thank you. >>> 8:38 on this wednesday morning. still ahead, just in time for football season a new app that lets you follow the nfl and stay in touch with family and friends deployed overseas. lauren demarco explains how. >> but first, are you ready for some football? or more importantly, are you ready for the replacement refs? we'll be right back. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposal
ann romney said she and mitt romney love women. michelle obama said why her husband is good for women. that's the big difference we'll see moving forward on the campaign trail. >> thank you, jennifer lawless at the women and politics institute at american university and a friend of the show. thank you. >> thank you. >>> 8:38 on this wednesday morning. still ahead, just in time for football season a new app that lets you follow the nfl and stay in touch with family and...
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but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, fresh-picked peaches are just 77 cents a pound. get a super low price on tide. $10.99 for 100 ounces. yoplait yogurt is just 50 cents. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> amazon is developing a phone to compete with apple and google droid. they are not commenting on the talk but it would give the company another line of hardware that might download the retailers books, songs, movies. it's endless on amazon. there is no projected release date. there are reports that they are work wearing a chinese manufacturer to launch the product. >>> a chance for free food. chick film lay is launching its new food struck in the district. -- food truck in the district. customers wearing cow apparel from head to toe get a free meal. those with cow themed accessories ge
but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, fresh-picked peaches are just 77 cents a pound. get a super low price on tide. $10.99 for 100 ounces. yoplait yogurt is just 50 cents. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> amazon...
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>> the romneys have five sons and 18 grandchildren. and a lot of toilet paper in the house. >>> president obama spent part of the holiday welcoming some of the country's newest citizens who are members of the military. a naturalization ceremony was held at the white house for 25 active duty service members. the president said the nation's success wouldn't be possible without the generations of immigrants who came to america from around the world. >> this is one of my favorite things to do. it brings me great joy and inspiration because it reminds us that we are a country that is bound together not simply by ethnicity or blood lines, but by fidelity to a set of ideas. >> tonight, the first family is hosting military families at the white house for a barbecue and fireworks. >>> when the 4th of july holiday hits, many americans are relaxing on boats and beaches. this type of getaway is not possible for some of our nation's wounded warriors who are spending a lot of time and rehabilitation. one non-profit group, the patriot cruise and salu
>> the romneys have five sons and 18 grandchildren. and a lot of toilet paper in the house. >>> president obama spent part of the holiday welcoming some of the country's newest citizens who are members of the military. a naturalization ceremony was held at the white house for 25 active duty service members. the president said the nation's success wouldn't be possible without the generations of immigrants who came to america from around the world. >> this is one of my...
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turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> high winds and relentless rains weren't enough to keep david letterman and jimmy fallon off the air. the late night talk show hosts were the only ones to follow through with tapings yesterday. last night's shows started with monologue jokes read to an empty audience. that would be very bizarre to see. letterman greeted guest densel washington who said he swam to the studio. jimmy also had a few guests, including seth meyers and the band imagine dragon. >> they still had guests. >> yeah, very strange. i'll make sure to go online and see it. it would be weird. >>> speaking of seth meyers, he and other celebrities shared their thoughts of the storm op
turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> high winds and relentless rains weren't enough to keep david letterman and jimmy fallon off...
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ambassador to china jon huntsman announced he's dropping out of the race and endorsing mitt romney. the news comes hours before republicans are to debate in south carolina tonight. tom fitzgerald is following this one and what happened to huntsman? >> reporter: when he finished third last week in the new hampshire primary, he said he punched his ticket to south carolina n. reality, though, he bet everything on new hampshire and his poor showing there re- enforced the image that his traction was not there when it came to campaigning for the republican nomination. in south carolina, he announced he's supporting mitt romney and had a message for the other campaign and said the candidates are ignoring the real concerns of voters and are spending too much time attacking each other. >> tuesday, i am suspending my campaign for the presidency. i believe it's now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to defeat bram a. despite our differences and the space between us on some of the issues. i believe that candidate is governor mitt romney. >> and joining us from south
ambassador to china jon huntsman announced he's dropping out of the race and endorsing mitt romney. the news comes hours before republicans are to debate in south carolina tonight. tom fitzgerald is following this one and what happened to huntsman? >> reporter: when he finished third last week in the new hampshire primary, he said he punched his ticket to south carolina n. reality, though, he bet everything on new hampshire and his poor showing there re- enforced the image that his...